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anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new york tomorrow night. good night. ♪
anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian...
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. >> reporter: law enforcement officials tell nbc news they believe both bombs were hidden in the backpacks like this one on the street. discarded like personal property. they believe the bombs were triggered by a device, like a cell phone. killing three, like 8-year-old martin richard. the people on the streets hope they find the bomber. >> the worst thing, we couldn't find out who did it. that would just say they could get away with this. >> reporter: now people continue to walk around the perimeter, many snapping photos on their cell phones. and police want people who snapped photos yesterday during the race capturing images. if you notice anything suspicious they would like you to share that with the boston police department. live here in boston, i'm shomari stone. >>> all right, the flags are at half staff to honor the victims of the bombing. the flag will remain lowered until april 20th out of respect. and the president will go to boston on thursday, speaking at a service dedicated to those killed or gravely wounded in the bombings. earlier today, the president spoke to the nation wit
. >> reporter: law enforcement officials tell nbc news they believe both bombs were hidden in the backpacks like this one on the street. discarded like personal property. they believe the bombs were triggered by a device, like a cell phone. killing three, like 8-year-old martin richard. the people on the streets hope they find the bomber. >> the worst thing, we couldn't find out who did it. that would just say they could get away with this. >> reporter: now people continue to...
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nbc news pete williams reported that the bombs were triggered by a timer as opposed to a remote detonator. we learned this type of bomb is frequently used in afghanistan and iraq, but also recently popped up in the u.s. one of the devices used in the times square attempted bombing was apparently a pressure cooker. now, we are hearing about a press conference at the top of the hour. we'll carry it live for you on nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com. >>> all right, thank you, aaron. >>> and we're finding out more about the victims killed as the identities were revealed. three died yesterday, we now know two names, 29-year-old krystle campbell is one just confirmed to nbc news by her father this afternoon. she was a restaurant manager from medford massachusetts. this other guy, 8 years old, killed while they stood by the finish line. neighbors are haunted by this traged tragedy. >> to know he will never come home, it kept me up. >> martin released a statement, saying the wife and daughter suffered injuries, he asked others to pray for his family. stay with us for continuing coverage, and coming up a
nbc news pete williams reported that the bombs were triggered by a timer as opposed to a remote detonator. we learned this type of bomb is frequently used in afghanistan and iraq, but also recently popped up in the u.s. one of the devices used in the times square attempted bombing was apparently a pressure cooker. now, we are hearing about a press conference at the top of the hour. we'll carry it live for you on nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com. >>> all right, thank you, aaron. >>>...
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anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new york tomorrow night. good night. ♪ >>> it shows that the culture that the issue of safety is something that has not been a priority. >> we investigated, now a state lawmaker is demanding action from the governor. right now at 6:00, the shakeup he's calling for at the california public utilities commission. >>> plus a highly anticipated hearing for the south bay teens accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old audrie pott. >> frantic moments for a father and son who were at the finish line at the boston marathon when the bomb went off. >>>
anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian...
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sources tell nbc news that the triggering mechanism appears to have had a battery pack and circuit board, elements of a sophisticated system. both elements were recovered at the scene. joining me now is congressman ed markey from massachusetts. one of the people killed, krystle campbell is from your district? >> yes, she is. that is a good indication this goes beyond the city of boston. >> it does. >> this is all of massachusetts. there are tens of thousands of runners but there's a million people watching the marathon. as a result, every single family knows someone who was here yesterday. this is a very special day each year for the whole state. krystle campbell from medford is somebody that is part of the larger massachusetts family. they were all grieving. >> everywhere you go today, you see the faces of sadness. there's not a place where you can look where you don't see people who are feeling this. >> no. this is -- this is something that hit us just 12 years ago. >> the planes originated from here. >> they hijacked two planes with 150 people on those two planes that flew into the wo
sources tell nbc news that the triggering mechanism appears to have had a battery pack and circuit board, elements of a sophisticated system. both elements were recovered at the scene. joining me now is congressman ed markey from massachusetts. one of the people killed, krystle campbell is from your district? >> yes, she is. that is a good indication this goes beyond the city of boston. >> it does. >> this is all of massachusetts. there are tens of thousands of runners but...
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anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox' logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where they'll pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of kindness. the rivalry takes a break. they will be back. that is our report tonight from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new york tomorrow night. good night. ♪ >>> clues to the massacre. what the color of the smoke is telling us. >> what clues can you determine from the video? >> do these videos hold the key to tracking down the monster that did this? and the mystery of the man on the roof. >> then, soft targets. are we all at risk? >> stay away from
anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox' logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where they'll pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of kindness. the rivalry takes a break. they will be back. that is our report tonight from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new...
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nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is standing by. i am just reading information that you put in regarding the components of this bomb and what authorities believe was used to make the explosives. what can you tell me? >> they say they were crudely made. that doesn't mean that they weren't powerful and they were. they were made with gunpowder, bbs and ball bearings packed inside a pressure cooker. let me point to a picture from a homeland security bulletin. we're going to get in real tight on these little pots down here. this is what pressure cookers look like. give it a second to focus and see how much tighter we can get. these are what pressure cookers look like in case you haven't seen them. these are rather inexpensive pressure cookers. in case you've not ever dealt with one. a pot with a cover on it that you can make basically air tight and food cooks faster. and then for at least a decade, they've been used to make bombs around the world. so inside is the explosive and the authorities believe it is gunpowder or smokeless powder.
nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is standing by. i am just reading information that you put in regarding the components of this bomb and what authorities believe was used to make the explosives. what can you tell me? >> they say they were crudely made. that doesn't mean that they weren't powerful and they were. they were made with gunpowder, bbs and ball bearings packed inside a pressure cooker. let me point to a picture from a homeland security bulletin. we're going to get in...
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. >> nbc news terrorism analyst, great to have you on. >>> joining me now is the congressman with the house homeland security committee. it's good to have you here. i want to talk about whether tsarnaev is going to be charged today. right now as we all understand it he hasn't been read his miranda rights to keep him in a gray area right now whether or not he would be considered an enemy combatant or information that he would be allowing to investigators may not be used against him if he were try to be tried as an american civilian. as i talked there with roger about the fact that congressman peter king over the weekend said the homeland is the battlefield and that times have really changed, what are your thoughts about what the congressman has said about the fbi and that they may have missed red flags and the fact that the homeland is the battlefield? >> as you know, thomas, the fbi conducts thousands of interviews like this. i will say that they do a good job. i would say unless there was some evidence that would lead them to not do something to this individual, i would say they did
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within the last hour nbc news has confirmed a letter bomb -- not a letter. i should say a letter that tested positive for ricin or some other toxic substance was addressed to senator roger wicker of mississippi. it was intercepted before reaching the senator's office. let's begin this hour with nbc justice correspondent pete williams and former cia counterterrorism director larry johnson. two best guests we could have. pete, let's go back to that picture we just saw from whdh up there, boston affiliate of nbc. what are the experts making of the fact that it was there, that bag, whatever it is sitting there before the explosion and then in this picture taken afterwards you can see the smoke trailing up to the left there diagonally? what does that tell us? >> it tells us it's something they're investigating, chris. they know, they believe very strongly that the bombs were brought to the scene in backpacks. but i think it's fair to say they're looking at whether after they got there, they put them in these shopping bags. now, that thing next to the -- to the ba
within the last hour nbc news has confirmed a letter bomb -- not a letter. i should say a letter that tested positive for ricin or some other toxic substance was addressed to senator roger wicker of mississippi. it was intercepted before reaching the senator's office. let's begin this hour with nbc justice correspondent pete williams and former cia counterterrorism director larry johnson. two best guests we could have. pete, let's go back to that picture we just saw from whdh up there, boston...
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and for the very latest on the investigation, we're joined now by nbc news justice correspondent pete williams from washington. so, pete, the very latest on the pressure cooker scenario that you're hearing? >> right. as you say, used for decades in terms of building bombs, so that's not going to be an area of inquiry that will immediately lead them in a certain direction, because the instructions, unfortunately, for making these devices are all over internet. just last month, the al qaeda online magazine "inspire" repeated an article that showed how to build pressure cooker bombs. so they've been out there for a long time. the part, the components of this device appear not to be very fancy. in addition to that, there were shrapnel, ball bearings, bbs, from the sound of the doctors you heard at the beginning of your program, apparently nails as well. and then for the explosive basically gun powder, smokeless powder that's commonly available in sporting goods stores. so all these pieces are easily available. some kind of timer as well. then placed in black sacks and put in two different
and for the very latest on the investigation, we're joined now by nbc news justice correspondent pete williams from washington. so, pete, the very latest on the pressure cooker scenario that you're hearing? >> right. as you say, used for decades in terms of building bombs, so that's not going to be an area of inquiry that will immediately lead them in a certain direction, because the instructions, unfortunately, for making these devices are all over internet. just last month, the al qaeda...
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with me here in the studio is nbc news terrorism expert michael leiter. former director of the national counterterrorism center. thank you both for joining me. michael isikoff, let me go to you first. "the boston globe" is reporting that officials have recovered a second -- from the scene of the exploexs. what is your take on that? >> well, the fbi would not confirm that at the briefing we just had. they did confirm there are two devices, both in black nylon bags. search -- pressure cooker bombs. one point that i thought was quite interesting that fbi special agent in charge deloria made, these are heavy bombs. two heavy bombs in black nylon bags at two locations about 75 to 100 yards away from each other that were set off within 12 seconds. it remains an open question whether that could have been done by one perpetrator or more than one to have placed those two bags within a short period of time in this open, crowded area and not be noticed. it does raise questions whether one person could have pulled that off. i should tell you that a couple of other pi
with me here in the studio is nbc news terrorism expert michael leiter. former director of the national counterterrorism center. thank you both for joining me. michael isikoff, let me go to you first. "the boston globe" is reporting that officials have recovered a second -- from the scene of the exploexs. what is your take on that? >> well, the fbi would not confirm that at the briefing we just had. they did confirm there are two devices, both in black nylon bags. search --...
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suspect >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. at this point, dzhokhar tsarnaev cannot use his voice to respond because of the gunshot wound to the throat, but we're told he is responding to some questioning in writing but that questioning is being kept very brief. >> we can tell you authorities are pressing him for information on the attack. of course, the primary concern right now, did he and his brother have any help. >> of course, this is one week after the bomb blasts at the boston marathon. massachusetts governor deval patrick is calling for a moment of silence today at 2:50, the time of that first explosion, and a private funeral will be held tonight for 29-year-old krystle campbell. while a memorial service is planned on the campus of boston university tonight for 23-year-old graduate student lingzi lu. >> so where does the investigation stand? let's get right to nbc's justice correspondent, pete w
suspect >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. at this point, dzhokhar tsarnaev cannot use his voice to respond because of the gunshot wound to the throat, but we're told he is responding to some questioning in writing but that questioning is being kept very brief....
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katie davis, nbc news, boston. >>> police officers are searching for evidence. here are people who called in to us to report what they saw. >> we saw smoke, people running hysterically. knocking over the barricades to get off the way. >> you don't know what to do but to ex're get out of there. >> a lot of people on the streets crying. there were a lot of people that obviously saw it. there were a lot of people that didn't, and had no idea what was happening. >> a former army medic said he was inside a building near, and the force of the explosion knocked him to the floor. he got to work treating people until paramedics arrived. >> today's tragedy hit hard, a team from newtown wanted to honor victims of the sandy hook shooting. the runners dedicated each of the 26 miles to the 26 victims. there was a moment of silence, and the newtown seal was placed at the 26 mile mark. all of the runners representing newtown were not injuried in the explosions. >> we are hearing the audio calls. jim henley has more on the chaos and the confusion from the scene today. >> dozens
katie davis, nbc news, boston. >>> police officers are searching for evidence. here are people who called in to us to report what they saw. >> we saw smoke, people running hysterically. knocking over the barricades to get off the way. >> you don't know what to do but to ex're get out of there. >> a lot of people on the streets crying. there were a lot of people that obviously saw it. there were a lot of people that didn't, and had no idea what was happening. >>...
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nbc news reporting 126 injured 17 believed to be in critical condition. new from overnight police kenned two m questioned two men in a boston suburb. state police did not provide other details. so far, no suspects are in custody. several blocks around the finish line are shut down this morning as investigators search for clues as who was responsible for the attack. federal and local authorities along with national guard assisting to keep the scene secure and interview witnesses. police questioned a man being treated as a boston hospital. but they say he is not a suspect or a person of interest. >> we will find out who did this and why they did this. any groups will feel the full weight obvioustice. >> police want to talk to a man seen leaving the area as well as a person driving a rental truck who tried to enter the area. doogle activated a person finder within hours of yesterday's blast. log onto google/personfinder. >> a resource center has been opened in castle park pla sa to help runners. if you want to get a sense of the chaos that followed the bombi
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law enforcement sources tell nbc news the bombs were built to act like homemade ieds. sources tell nbc news the bombs included a battery pack and "the boston globe" reports investigators recovered a part of a circuit board at the scene. the bombs were packed with scha shrapnel. the bomb was not capable of creating a massive blast. instead, its main purpose was to maim and injure. photos obtained by whdh in boston showed the area where the bomb was left moments before and moments after the detonation. the fbi is looking at these photos and others like them for clues as to who placed the bombs and when. now there is precedent for devices like these. in 2004, the fbi sent out a memo on the use of homemade pressure cooker bombs. al qaeda's online magazine gave instructions for making them just last month and in the 2010 attempted attack on times square, one of the devices found included a pressure cooker and 125 firecrackers. meanwhile, the search of an apartment belonging to a foreign student injured in the blast has so far turned up nothing and he's not considered a susp
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. >> chris palone, nbc news boston. >> 6:51. time for weather and traffic on the one's. >> tom klerein is here. not too bad a start today. >> we had sunrise at 6:30 and now there is a blanket of clouds coming under the region. we have temperatures in the 50s. there is the sunrise. right now 56 at the airport with a light breeze and mid and upper 50s. as we look at the after noon highs, it is going to be in the 60s and 70s. right near the bay, it will be in the mid 60s. most locations there should make it well into the 70s. the high pollen counts will be in place today and thursday. it will be all the way into the end of the week. we ought to get that pollen watching out. between now and then, highs likelihood of those storms maybe lingering showers cooler weather as we move into the next part of next week. >> good morning. still checking on an earlier car fire past the beltway. shopper four live over the parkway and the beltway. still seeing delays 2.5 miles. approaching the beltway. delays continuing. i-95 a slow trip to the be
. >> chris palone, nbc news boston. >> 6:51. time for weather and traffic on the one's. >> tom klerein is here. not too bad a start today. >> we had sunrise at 6:30 and now there is a blanket of clouds coming under the region. we have temperatures in the 50s. there is the sunrise. right now 56 at the airport with a light breeze and mid and upper 50s. as we look at the after noon highs, it is going to be in the 60s and 70s. right near the bay, it will be in the mid 60s....
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. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefelleplaza. >>> all righty, how dare we call tax day monday fun-day. but it is. it's april 15th. glad you're with us, hope you had a wonderful weekend. a very happy birthday to my sister mish. >> oh, today's her birthday? >> it's her birthday today. >> oh, my god. >> who knew? there's my beautiful sister mish. >> so tax day is her birthday? >> yes. >> that is not a great day. >> and i have a friend named michael redmond, it's his birthday too. since you brought him up, i'll wish him well on the northern coast of -- where is he? washington state, i forget. >> did you do your taxes? >> i think so. somebody did. frank said we did. yes. >> i always get panicky around this time. because i got an email -- >> because all your stuff is at the bottom of your purse. you need to give it to somebody long before now. >> you know what i do have? under the bed is a big tupperware where i just dump everything in there and slide it under the bed. >> with the body of jimmy h
. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefelleplaza. >>> all righty, how dare we call tax day monday fun-day. but it is. it's april 15th. glad you're with us, hope you had a wonderful weekend. a very happy birthday to my sister mish. >> oh, today's her birthday? >> it's her birthday today. >> oh, my god. >> who knew? there's my beautiful sister mish. >> so tax day is...
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senator tells nbc news, quote, we will not get the votes today. on those expanded background checks, despite appeals from newtown families, gabby giffords and public polls showing broad support for it. >>> final farewell to margaret thatcher. under tight security thousands of mourners turned out t at st. paul's cathedral for the funeral of britain's first and only prime minister and key u.s. ally. among those attending, queen elizabeth and her husband, and former vice president dick cheney. thatcher died last week at the age of 87. >>> secret service says a letter addressed to president obama contained a suspicious substance it was intercepted tuesday at an off-site mail facility. nbc news learned the letter came from the same person suspected of mailing a letter to mississippi senator roger wicker this week which field tested positive for the poison ricin. >> review by a washington-based think tank it, quote, indisputable that the u.s. engaged in torture following the nefb terror attacks and the bush administration bears responsibility. the repor
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nbc news confirmed the saudi man who was being questioned is here at brigham and women's. he suffered bad burns, he's only being questioned, he is not a suspect as of now and matt we expect as the morning goes on to get updated information on all of the victims being treated. >> katy tur, thank you very much. dr. alan painter was waiting for his wife, teresa, to cross the finish line when the explosions occurred. he tended to the injured when teresa and the others were turned around. good morning, nice to see you. doctor, you're an emergency room physician operating out of florida, this is your 15th marathon. you two were separated but you were waiting for teresa to cross the finish line and from what i understand, you were right in the middle of both of these blasts. they were at 671 boylston and 690. you were standing right in the middle. >> i was about 20 to 30 feet from the first blast. >> and how closely were you surrounded by other people and what was the impact like? >> well, i was surrounded by a lot of people as we're all trying to watch the runners cross the fini
nbc news confirmed the saudi man who was being questioned is here at brigham and women's. he suffered bad burns, he's only being questioned, he is not a suspect as of now and matt we expect as the morning goes on to get updated information on all of the victims being treated. >> katy tur, thank you very much. dr. alan painter was waiting for his wife, teresa, to cross the finish line when the explosions occurred. he tended to the injured when teresa and the others were turned around. good...
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now, i will tell you that what nbc news is reporting and we can assume that nbc news and pete williams, the best in the business, have vetted this well, is that there have been solid leads that have been developed, and we know from our reporting and what we've seen here, that there is a swarm of law enforcement still over the scene of the attack, that took place 48 hours, still gathering evidence, including video evidence, including fragments of the explosive devices, and those will likely come in very handy. the internship that authorities and sources, law enforcement sources, i should say, are using with pete williams is solid leads. solid leads is a good thing, but it's a long way from an arrest. and the fbi has squarely knocked down those reports that arrests have been made. in fact, no arrests have been made. back to you. >> and no doubt we're going to be hearing a lot more from the fbi when their press conference starts, 5:00 p.m. eastern. scott, thank you very much for the fbi's statements so far. we'll take a very quick break and continue this story after this. making them work
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. >> other headlines making news on this tuesday. that north dakota local nbc anchor we talked about yesterday who dropped the "f" bomb on his first day on the air, he will not be coming back after the suspension. a.j. clemente was fired yesterday. he apologized on twitter saying it was a rookie mistake. he likely won't be unemployed for long. he scored numerous radio interviews yesterday. picked up a lot of support saying he deserves a second chance. >> bill: he said it from the heart. >> he said it from the heart. >> we should have him read the news for you one day dan even though dennis kucinich isn't in congress anymore his wife is still on a tear to make sure representatives eat healthy while at work in the capitol. the hill reports elizabeth kucinich who is a vegan, has been helping make sure the house cafeteria has plenty of plant-based foods available. she's noticed since her husband las left capitol hill, several nonsalad items have snuck their way on to the salad bar. she won't have any of that. she was on the hill yesterda
. >> other headlines making news on this tuesday. that north dakota local nbc anchor we talked about yesterday who dropped the "f" bomb on his first day on the air, he will not be coming back after the suspension. a.j. clemente was fired yesterday. he apologized on twitter saying it was a rookie mistake. he likely won't be unemployed for long. he scored numerous radio interviews yesterday. picked up a lot of support saying he deserves a second chance. >> bill: he said it...
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nbc news learned trains from the u.s. to canada were among the possible targets. stephanie goss has more now. >> reporter: the two suspects are not (indicating) citizens -- are not canadian citizens, they are charged with guiding direction. the u.s. learned that trains originating in the u.s. were among those scouted as possible targets. the investigation called operation smooth has been ongoing for the last year with help from the fbi and the u.s. department for homeland security. canadian authorities emphasize the plot was still in its planning stages, the public was not in imminent danger but these two suspects haed the capacity and intent to follow through. officials say there is no connection between these suspects and the boston marathon bombing. >> all right. now, here's your in the kwirs look" at this dish of scrambled politics. president obama has invited all 20 female senators to dinner at the white house tonight. it's the latest scheduled by the president in an effort to find common ground with congress. no word on yet who has rsvped. >>> well, a new yo
nbc news learned trains from the u.s. to canada were among the possible targets. stephanie goss has more now. >> reporter: the two suspects are not (indicating) citizens -- are not canadian citizens, they are charged with guiding direction. the u.s. learned that trains originating in the u.s. were among those scouted as possible targets. the investigation called operation smooth has been ongoing for the last year with help from the fbi and the u.s. department for homeland security....
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nbc bay area news. >> the bay area continues to play a part in the story. two players from the oakland as paid a visit to children's hospital. they visited 11-year-old aaron hern and his family. the photo is making rounds on social media. the martin ezboy was one of dozens injured when the twin bombs went off. he has had several surgerie
nbc bay area news. >> the bay area continues to play a part in the story. two players from the oakland as paid a visit to children's hospital. they visited 11-year-old aaron hern and his family. the photo is making rounds on social media. the martin ezboy was one of dozens injured when the twin bombs went off. he has had several surgerie
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nbc news justice correspondent in washington, thank you so much. addressing the issue on everyone's mind this evening. i want to bring in andrew kitzenberg. overlooking the street where those explosions and that shootout happened. andrew, can you describe for me what you saw this evening? >> yeah. i was sitting in my living room, actually, this room i'm in now and it was about 12:45, 12:50 when i heard a couple of gun shots, what sounded like gun shots and i walked over carefully and stud behind the walls ands and looked out my window. between a sedan and black mercedes benz suv. and there were two shooters with handguns that were taking cover behind the suv. they were shooting about what seemed to be 70 to 80 yards down towards watertown police officer vehicles. and the gunfire was going on for a few minutes and they also had explosives. what seemed to be maybe grenades and threw at least two of these explosives toward the officers. didn't look like anything. either of those got too close. but they also had a third explosive, which was a bigger ex
nbc news justice correspondent in washington, thank you so much. addressing the issue on everyone's mind this evening. i want to bring in andrew kitzenberg. overlooking the street where those explosions and that shootout happened. andrew, can you describe for me what you saw this evening? >> yeah. i was sitting in my living room, actually, this room i'm in now and it was about 12:45, 12:50 when i heard a couple of gun shots, what sounded like gun shots and i walked over carefully and stud...
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nbc news michael isikoff, thank you very much for the update. when we come back we'll go to luke russert for a quick update from capitol hill on how the boston situation is affecting legislation over there. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. it will if it's new outlast stay fabulous foundation. it's a primer, concealer and foundation in one for all day flawless skin. new outlast stay fabulous from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. >>> the events of yesterday have altered the very busy legislative calendar on capitol hill, nbc news luke russert joins us now with an update. a lot being debated on capitol hill. what is the latest in terms of timing on both immigration and guns? >> well, alex, originally it was thought that this week would be the week we would see a possible vote on the manchin/toomey compromise. it looks like it could b
nbc news michael isikoff, thank you very much for the update. when we come back we'll go to luke russert for a quick update from capitol hill on how the boston situation is affecting legislation over there. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. it will if it's new outlast stay fabulous...
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on the next "washington journal," nbc news senior political editor mark murray looks at the potential political impact of the bombings in boston and what's ahead for congressional action on guns and immigration. ill braniff, director of the anti-terrorism group talks about terrorism. and a report on torture by the united states. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the f-35 is the most expensive weapons system in the history of the united states. history of mankind, quite frankly. it is an advanced warplane, a fighter jet that is to be used by the air force, the navy and the marine kerp. it's the replacement for the f-16 for the air force, for a number of other planes for the marines and navy. supposed to be our new, advanced, all-purpose fighter jet. it was a plane that was supposed to be in the skies fighting now. still in development. it's an incredibly troubled program. it's a program that has gone tens of billions of dollars over budget and i burrowed into this program as a way to write about the overall challenges of trimming the defense budget because t
on the next "washington journal," nbc news senior political editor mark murray looks at the potential political impact of the bombings in boston and what's ahead for congressional action on guns and immigration. ill braniff, director of the anti-terrorism group talks about terrorism. and a report on torture by the united states. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the f-35 is the most expensive weapons system in the history of the united...
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michael leiter is our nbc news counterterrorism analyst. you received from your sources a caution today that this perhaps was running on ahead of itself. and this can have a bad effect on an investigation. >> absolutely. with all the media reporting about the possible arrests, they are very worried about the person or people being spooked and they are nervous about expectations at this point. for a while people were saying it's not going fast enough. now people expect an arrest in the near hours and the fact is knowing the person it can still take some time. >> now about the evidence. we have a big haystack here. so far we have found some of the needles down to the zipper pull on what could have been the bag and the wires and the battery. we also have imagery -- tons of it -- and that has to be a big early help. >> that is invaluable. it's something even three or four years ago we wouldn't have had. all of that imagery from the stores, the police and people, you combine that with the forensic evidence and the secret intelligence we are not
michael leiter is our nbc news counterterrorism analyst. you received from your sources a caution today that this perhaps was running on ahead of itself. and this can have a bad effect on an investigation. >> absolutely. with all the media reporting about the possible arrests, they are very worried about the person or people being spooked and they are nervous about expectations at this point. for a while people were saying it's not going fast enough. now people expect an arrest in the...
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live in san jose, kimberly terry, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kimberly. we're going to check in with anthony slaughter about that spectacular weather. it's supposed to get hotter. >> yes, it is. it's hard to believe, looking at some of the weather maps i've been looking at, temperatures are expected to climb higher by 5 degrees. that's going to put inland valleys into the 90s by 4:00. just a few degrees shy of some of our inland locations. tomorrow at the coast even warmer still. 77 degrees. anywhere you go it's going to be hard to escape the heat. widespread records across the board. we were talking before the break if you've been here in 2009, april, that's the last thing we have a hot heat wave like this. we're going to shatter a few of those records. livermore expected to get up to 92 breaking the old record of 88. even santa rosa smashing that record of 90. that's where we're expected to go tomorrow. old record 81 degrees. that gives an idea of how warm even in san francisco. close to 80 degrees. looks pretty warm. 78 degrees, 72 in san francisco, 74
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this morning, nbc news senior political editor mark murray looks at the potential political impact of the bombings in boston. on what is ahead on congressional action for guns. the executive director of the national consortium for terrorism and responses to terrorism. he talks about his group of the studies about how often americans think about terrorism. and ken eiler from the constitution process discusses the group's recent report on torture by the united states. "washington journal" is next. ♪ good morning. in washington this week, the debate over immigration will continue in the u.s. senate. another round of hearings in the senate to did she or he committee senate also debating whether states could be allowed to collect sales taxes. expect a vote on the president's choice to head up the office of management and budget. silvio burrell coming up -- .ylvia burwell expecting your more questions questions into the boston marathon bombings and the ongoing federal investigation. it is sunday, april 21.
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with us former fbi profiler and nbc news analyst, clint van zandt. the controlled explosion and the caution from governor patrick to stay in your homes, would certainly seem to suggest that -- well there may be bombs planted elsewhere in the city, that they are trying to secure the area as much as they can, but there are certainly still some unknowns. >> yeah. it seems like they've told us a couple of things or haven't told us a couple things. number one, what was missing from that press conference that we all hoped to hear was that we have subject number two barricaded in a house, the house is surrounded and we're conducting negotiations. we didn't hear that. that doesn't mean it's not taking place. but the state police commander colonel indicated they searched about 60% of the houses. does that mean they searched it for the subject and haven't found him yet? they've searched it for explosive devices. there's a lot of conjecture that's open right there. but with this talk about the explosive devices, when they say controlled, what it may be, for exa
with us former fbi profiler and nbc news analyst, clint van zandt. the controlled explosion and the caution from governor patrick to stay in your homes, would certainly seem to suggest that -- well there may be bombs planted elsewhere in the city, that they are trying to secure the area as much as they can, but there are certainly still some unknowns. >> yeah. it seems like they've told us a couple of things or haven't told us a couple things. number one, what was missing from that press...
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for as long as a year, officials tell nbc news. and may have international ties. with that information, joining us now from watertown, massachusetts, is michael isikoff, who's there on the scene. michael, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, these are two cold-blooded terrorists, in the words of police. we saw a pretty brazen example of that tonight. here's the sequence of events as we understand them right now. at about 10:20 last night, there's a robbery at a 7-eleven in cambridge. after that, an m.i.t. police officer was shot and killed in his head. at that point, the two suspects who are the suspects in the boston marathon bombing, engage in a carjacking and seize a black mercedes suv. the victim in that case, the owner of the vehicle, is kept with them for about a half an hour while they drive through and head towards watertown chased by police. at some point, they let the victim out, and the police chase ensues to watertown at which point there's this fire fight. explosive devices are thrown from the car. one of the suspects is -- an mbta transit officer
for as long as a year, officials tell nbc news. and may have international ties. with that information, joining us now from watertown, massachusetts, is michael isikoff, who's there on the scene. michael, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, these are two cold-blooded terrorists, in the words of police. we saw a pretty brazen example of that tonight. here's the sequence of events as we understand them right now. at about 10:20 last night, there's a robbery at a 7-eleven in cambridge....
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this is nbc "nightly news" with brian williams. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> that is what it looked like at ground level. the finish line at the boston marathon. it was after the first, the top tier of finishers. it was at the four ur, nine minute mark, exactly 2:50 this afternoon when first one explosion and then a secondary explosion went off. people couldn't imagine what the first one was, but with the second they knew, they suspected it was some sort of attack. it appears tonight we are coming on the air yet again in this post 9/11 era with word of an apparent terrorist attack within our shores. a terrible day in boston on what is a holiday in that city. it is patriots day. they mark the lexington and concord battles. the red sox play baseball and they run the boston marathon. tonight the death toll stands at two. over 100 injured. we want to go to jonathan hall who reports from whgh tv. we have been watching their live coverage and airing it to a national audience. jonathan, you are at brig ham women's hos
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the pott family cancelled an interview with nbc news after today's hearing. only one of the three suspects' lawyers returned my calls and all the attorney would say is, quote, i believe the appropriate place for this to be adjudicated is in the juvenile court. now, if eventually the boys are tried as adults, all of this becomes public. if not, it remains in the juvenile court system and that means it is confidential and that includes the eventually punishment, if there is any. kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >>> tonight san jose fire investigators are trying to find the cause of a house fire that killed a 7-year-old girl and burned her 4-year-old sister. mariah angel gomez is a first grader at grant elementary school. she died in the fire which started just before 11:30 last night. mariah, her sister and mother lived in a small room behind this home on north 5th street. fire officials say the girl's great grandfather managed to save the 4-year-old but could not save mariah. the 4-year-old child is being treated for burn. there's no word on her exact conditio
the pott family cancelled an interview with nbc news after today's hearing. only one of the three suspects' lawyers returned my calls and all the attorney would say is, quote, i believe the appropriate place for this to be adjudicated is in the juvenile court. now, if eventually the boys are tried as adults, all of this becomes public. if not, it remains in the juvenile court system and that means it is confidential and that includes the eventually punishment, if there is any. kris sanchez, nbc...
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. >>> tonight an nbc news special report. after an awful day in boston a womani in bombing at the finish line of the boston marathon. there a mass casualties including children. the latest on what happened and where the investigation stands tonight including the search for a subject as the nbc news special report gets under way. >> it's the best day every year in boston. it's a holiday, patriots day. the red sox played at fenway park today and ta won. it started off as a great day and then all eyes turned to the fin ish line at the marathon. at 2:50 this amp here again what the boston globe reported at ground level. a sudden blast in front of a crowd of spectators, volunteers and police officers and second later a second blast and the remnants of the scene show a mass casualty event. tonight the death toll stands at three including an 8-year-old. thousands of people pushed through the streets. we begin with the latest on this night. >> reporter: a sharp bang and then seconds later two blocks away. another explosion. a plume o
. >>> tonight an nbc news special report. after an awful day in boston a womani in bombing at the finish line of the boston marathon. there a mass casualties including children. the latest on what happened and where the investigation stands tonight including the search for a subject as the nbc news special report gets under way. >> it's the best day every year in boston. it's a holiday, patriots day. the red sox played at fenway park today and ta won. it started off as a great...
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a senior law enforcement cautioned nbc news that the man is not a suspect and the interest in him is fading. >>> internet chatter has been ruled out. one terrorist group, the pakistani taliban, behind the failed times square bombing of 2010 have told police it is not responsible. and police are on the lookout for a man seen leaving the scene in a dark piece of clothing and a rental truck scene attempting to entry the area near the finish line. msnbc contributor joy reid and joining us from washington is nbc news justice department correspondent pete williams. pete, i'd like to go to you first, given what the president just said coming out and saying it is an act of terror does not come as much of a surprise, given the contours of this. but still something worth remarking on in terms of how the white house is handling this event. >> perhaps so. but this is a case of you know, do as i say, not as i do. or perhaps actions speak louder than words, is what i meant. the very fact that it was announced last night that the fbi was taking the lead in this investigation answered the question.
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and nbc news is reporting that 460 national guardsmen are on site as well. a white house official says any event with multiple explosive devices is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as such. we'll talk about that. and earlier this evening, the president himself addressed the nation. >> we're continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as it unfolds. and i've directed the full resources of the federal government to help state and local authorities protect our people, increase security around the united states as necessary and investigate that. we still do not know who did this or why. and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. but, make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> the president saying we still do not know who did this or why and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. that remains true at this moment as i s
and nbc news is reporting that 460 national guardsmen are on site as well. a white house official says any event with multiple explosive devices is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as such. we'll talk about that. and earlier this evening, the president himself addressed the nation. >> we're continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as it unfolds. and i've directed the full resources of the federal government to help state and local authorities protect our people,...
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nbc news terrorism expert michael leiter is with us. michael, are you surprised the investigation is moving as quickly as it is? >> not really. it was funny, when i was asked questions about this four hours ago, we didn't have a lead, and people said, why isn't it moving faster. these pieces come into play. there is a lot going on behind the scenes and each small piece can lead to a big opening. identifying that these bombs were potentially in black backpacks or bags, it is a huge lead. you know what you are looking for. with so many people working on this and so much on since 9/11, i'm not particularly surprised. >> the counterterrorism chief said there is two basic ways these investigations go down. they get solved within the first few days or or months later or never. is that your experience. >> it does vary. there is often an early break. someone will take responsibility or you will have that video shot and it is easy to go. certainly if the case goes cold for only a couple of days, couple of weeks, it might be hard to pick that bac
nbc news terrorism expert michael leiter is with us. michael, are you surprised the investigation is moving as quickly as it is? >> not really. it was funny, when i was asked questions about this four hours ago, we didn't have a lead, and people said, why isn't it moving faster. these pieces come into play. there is a lot going on behind the scenes and each small piece can lead to a big opening. identifying that these bombs were potentially in black backpacks or bags, it is a huge lead....
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mark potter, nbc news. >>> that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. . >>> good evening everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >>> i'm raj mathai. new developments in the sexual assault case of a saratoga high school student. tonight, details about the house arrest for the three teenage boys who are accused of attacking audrey pott. her parents are in contact with politicians about new legislation. marianne favro has details. >> because the three suspects are minors, we don't know the conditions of their house arrest. can they use cell phones or go to school. they must all wear ankle bracelets. audrey pots are not -- they are fighting for new state laws. >> audrey pott took her own life less than two weeks after she was sexually assaulted last year. photos were shared electronically at her high school. now her parents are grappling with the news that the three 16-year-old boys accused are out of juvenile hall on house arrest. all three boys mu
mark potter, nbc news. >>> that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. . >>> good evening everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >>> i'm raj mathai. new developments in the sexual assault case of a saratoga high school student. tonight, details about the house arrest for the three teenage boys who are accused of attacking audrey pott. her parents are in contact...
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jay gray, nbc news, boston. >>> okay, jay, thank you. terry mcsweeney is also in boston for us tonight. terry, it's been so emotional for people here in the bay area i can only imagine how difficult it is for everyone there. >> reporter: good evening. raj. i'm here on boylston street, yes, the memorial continues to grow here. throughout the day hundreds, perhaps thousands of people have brought flowers and candles in memory of those who died and those who were injured, but all the buzz is for a suspect in custody heading to the federal courthouse, hundreds of people there including an 8-year-old girl. take a look. her name is ava. when she heard the news she texted her father and needed to be there, she wanted to see the man who killed her friend from corridor 8-year-old martin richard who died in monday's marathon bombing. they were friends, very close friends and always played together. she had to see who took him from her. if the suspect was coming down here, what kind of feelings were you having? >> mad and scared. >> reporter: mad,
jay gray, nbc news, boston. >>> okay, jay, thank you. terry mcsweeney is also in boston for us tonight. terry, it's been so emotional for people here in the bay area i can only imagine how difficult it is for everyone there. >> reporter: good evening. raj. i'm here on boylston street, yes, the memorial continues to grow here. throughout the day hundreds, perhaps thousands of people have brought flowers and candles in memory of those who died and those who were injured, but all...
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. >>> nbc news has confirmed it was indeed ricin that was in those letters mailed to some officials in washington. it's been confirmed due to a second round of tests. today, 45-year-old paul kevin curtis was in a mississippi courtroom charged with making threats against president obama, mississippi senator roger wicker, and a local county judge. curtis happens to be an elvis impersonator. senator wicker hired him a decade ago to work at an event. a lawyer for curtis said he was innocent. officials say none of this was related to the boston bombings this week. >>> still ahead for us on this thursday night, cars swallowed whole during a morning commute. flooding so bad the ground is giving way in some places. a lot of folks are in for a wild one ahead. later the warning today from the f.a.a. the reason for major flight delays starting this weekend at a lot of the best known airports across this country. >>> take a look at the national radar and look at the front cutting north to south and moving to the east. it's a huge weather system stretching from the mexican border all the way into c
. >>> nbc news has confirmed it was indeed ricin that was in those letters mailed to some officials in washington. it's been confirmed due to a second round of tests. today, 45-year-old paul kevin curtis was in a mississippi courtroom charged with making threats against president obama, mississippi senator roger wicker, and a local county judge. curtis happens to be an elvis impersonator. senator wicker hired him a decade ago to work at an event. a lawyer for curtis said he was...
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actually, just in in the last couple of minutes from nbc news on this specifically. and i want to tell you what nbc has told us. sources involved are telling nbc news that the pressure cooker bombs in boston were designed and placed to act quote like a homemade clay moor, a powerful directional antipersonnel device, so they don't spray in 360 degrees. they're directional. so these sources are telling nbc news, these and other sources, the triggering mechanism appears to have included a battery pack and a circuit board, elements of a sophisticated triggering mechanism. quote it appeared to be built from scratch, but with a sophisticated triggering mechanism. all bombs are crude devices and it is the way they are triggered that can be sophisticated. they functioned as designed. pressure cookers are exactly what you are thinking. they are metal cooking pots that clamp the top down tight with a tight seal allowing you to cook food faster under pressure with a normal lid like a normal pot. if it sounds like i am not a person who cooks, you're right. to make a bomb out of
actually, just in in the last couple of minutes from nbc news on this specifically. and i want to tell you what nbc has told us. sources involved are telling nbc news that the pressure cooker bombs in boston were designed and placed to act quote like a homemade clay moor, a powerful directional antipersonnel device, so they don't spray in 360 degrees. they're directional. so these sources are telling nbc news, these and other sources, the triggering mechanism appears to have included a battery...
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for our team from boston to washington, i'm brian williams, nbc news, new york. >>> we've been listening to the nbc news special report on the fbi briefing in boston for the latest developments on the boston marathon bombing. let's go back to cnbc's senior correspondent scott cohen on the ground in boston for the past few days. what did you make of the appeal to the public of two photos of suspects here? >> well, brian williams said it best, it's a forced multiplier, but brings in extra tips, but they don't mind that. they'd rather have more than less. and the other thing, it does fill in some of the blanks of yesterday. they -- the special agent said, yes, yesterday they had identified from the video a person of interest. well, that turned into reports of an arrest, somebody about to be arrested, somebody in custody, they solved the whole thing, no, they found a person of interest and linked that to this other person. and now are determining both of them to be suspects. we will also have video that we will get of -- that is playing. and also, i think that you also -- you'll also want to
for our team from boston to washington, i'm brian williams, nbc news, new york. >>> we've been listening to the nbc news special report on the fbi briefing in boston for the latest developments on the boston marathon bombing. let's go back to cnbc's senior correspondent scott cohen on the ground in boston for the past few days. what did you make of the appeal to the public of two photos of suspects here? >> well, brian williams said it best, it's a forced multiplier, but brings...
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for now, i'm lester holt, nbc news. >>> i'm mara schiavocampo in new york with break news related to the boston marathon bombing. police say that one of the two suspects has been killed in a shootout with law enforcement. the second suspect remains at large and is armed and dangerous. they are warning the public to use extreme caution going as far as to tell massachusetts residents to stay indoors and to not open their door unless they can confirm that the person on the other side is a police officer. you are looking at the picture of that man. suspect number two, who is at large at this time. police saying, quote, we believe this to be a terrorist. we believe this to be a man who has come to kill people. a number of developments have taken place over the last few hours. this is a very fast-moving story. i want to go now to nbc news correspondent michael isikoff, who is live on the ground in watertown, massachusetts, with the very latest on this developing story. michael, what can you tell us? all right. it appears we don't have michael isikoff ready. but we're looking at video of wh
for now, i'm lester holt, nbc news. >>> i'm mara schiavocampo in new york with break news related to the boston marathon bombing. police say that one of the two suspects has been killed in a shootout with law enforcement. the second suspect remains at large and is armed and dangerous. they are warning the public to use extreme caution going as far as to tell massachusetts residents to stay indoors and to not open their door unless they can confirm that the person on the other side is a...